34 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, NY 11201
9 Units
•Built in 1879
•4 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
Building Report
Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from
NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311.
The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed
as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.44 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
2
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jul 27, 2016: section 27-2005 adm code properly secure the loose baluster 1st from bottom at hand railing on stairs, 1st story at public hall
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Immediately hazardous
2
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Sep 18, 2020: § 27-2056.6 adm code - correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the kitchen located at apt 1, 1st apartment from north at east
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
H
Hobgood Family Limited Partnership
3.7(5)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
10 Properties•62 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
E
Em Holding Corp
3.5(3)
Agent•
57 Properties•252 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
L
Laura Hobgood
3.4(8)
Shareholder•
Head Officer•
6 Properties•47 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
M
Mousa Issa
3.1(1)
Site Manager•
1 Property•9 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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Building Ratings
Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
Owner Responsiveness
Pest Control
Water Pressure
Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (1)
3.12 stars
Over 3 years ago
Poor management ruins the building
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location is great with not too much street noise and friendly neighbors. Our ground floor apartment was spacious and had a very large private yard that was great for summers.
Cons:
Over 3 years in the apartment, we’ve seen a consistent pattern of lack of investment to fix underlying and recurring issues with the building.
We have had infestations of mice and roaches never properly addressed. An exterminator is sent monthly, but the issue never resolved and we continue to see mice and find at least one roach every day. Also, the heat continuously breaks every few weeks through the winter. Again, maintenance is sent to fix it, but these are all band-aid solutions and the system continues to fail. Similarly, we’ve had recurring leaks from the kitchen ceiling for a year and each time there is a one-off patch but a new leak inevitably comes up a few weeks later.
We have had infestations of mice and roaches never properly addressed. An exterminator is sent monthly, but the issue never resolved and we continue to see mice and find at least one roach every day. Also, the heat continuously breaks every few weeks through the winter. Again, maintenance is sent to fix it, but these are all band-aid solutions and the system continues to fail. Similarly, we’ve had recurring leaks from the kitchen ceiling for a year and each time there is a one-off patch but a new leak inevitably comes up a few weeks later.
Advice to owner:
E&M management are relatively good at sending out contractors to address immediate issues, but do a poor job communicating with tenants. And the building’s owner does not invest in actually fixing underlying issues (e.g. the leak in our ceiling was patched vs. the broken sewage pipes being replaced and will break again in the future) so tenants are left spending an inordinate amount of their time dealing with issues. It’s a shame to see a building in such a nice area decline due to under investment. We ultimately decided to move out rather than spend another year dealing with continuous issues.
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